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Personality factors moderate the associations between apolipoprotein genotype and cognitive function as well as late onset Alzheimer disease.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - 1 Dec 2012
Dar-Nimrod Ilan, Chapman Benjamin P, Franks Peter, Robbins John, Porsteinsson Anton, Mapstone Mark, Duberstein Paul R
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OBJECTIVES: We tested the hypothesis that neuroticism moderates the association between APOE (apolipoprotein E) genotype and two major outcomes, cognitive function and Alzheimer disease. We also explored whether other personality dimensions (extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) moderate the associations of APOE with these outcomes. DESIGN: Primary analyses of existing...
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